![]() ![]() This protection is given by the Copyright Act 1956 and applies to ‘artistic works’ (not ideas) which means paintings, sculptures (includes any cast or mound made for the purposes of sculpture), drawings, engravings (includes any etching, lithograph, wood-cut, print or similar work not being a photograph) and photographs (means any product of photography, but not cinematograph film): and works of ‘artistic craftsmanship’ – what works of craft are to be regarded as ‘artistic’ depends on the author’s aim when creating the work, rather than on any objective test, (a dress or cake may well not be ‘artistic’ for these purposes).Īrtistic merit is irrelevant, but if the work contains anything libellous, immoral, obscene or irreligious, the law will not give it copyright protection. ![]() ![]() The law of copyright is vast and complicated: what follows is a brief outline of the law as it affects visual artists who should seek professional legal advice on any problems they may have.Ĭopyright does not give you a legal right to copy your work: it gives you the right to stop someone else copying it without your permission. ![]()
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